Cheap Chinese crap chair, which arrived and the fabric is starting to wear down on the handles/arm rests. Shame on the seller - and Arne is turning over in his grave! He is remembered for his contribution to architectural Functionalism as well as for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple but effective chair … Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971), a highly regarded Danish architect, is well known and greatly respected for his visionary Mid-Century chair designs. He was inspired by some of the greatest modernist designers working in the 1950s, including Charles and Ray Eames.His creativity expanded from architecture to revered seating designs that include the Swan Chair and the Ant Chair, among others. Iconic Arne Jacobsen model 3107, the so-called series 7 or butterfly chair for Fritz Hansen. What began as a popular chair in Denmark is now used in homes in Tokyo and conference spaces in Germany. I have had this chair for less than a month. Arne Jacobsen bought a plywood chair designed by Charles Eames and installed it in his own studio, where it inspired one of the most commercially successful chair models in design history.
Arne Jacobsen’s stacking chairs are some of the most important chair designs in production today. Arne Emil Jacobsen was a Danish architect and designer.

The three-legged Ant Chair (1951) sold in the millions and is considered a classic today. The sales pitch said Arne Jaconsen, but the price suggested otherwise. The Series 7™ was designed in 1955 and – ever since – Fritz Hansen has produced the chair for customers around the world.